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Times of San Diego: Suit seeks access to legal counsel for asylum seekersA lawsuit requested an appellate court to reinstate a judge’s order requiring access to legal counsel for asylum seekers. The order was vacated once the “Remain in Mexico” policy was ended by the Biden Administration, but the policy has since been reinstated by the…
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NBC/AP: Forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico unconstitutional, judge rulesThe U.S. government’s practice of denying migrants the chance to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border until space opens up to process their claims is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled. The ruling may not have immediate impact, but it could keep the government from limiting…
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Mother Jones: Crippling delays may keep diversity lottery winners in AfghanistanLast summer, the father of an Afghan nurse won the diversity lottery visa — one of more than 2,000 Afghan winners — meaning the nurse and her family would be able to immigrate with him to the United States. But a year later, they are still waiting for…
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CBS: 6,356 violent attacks reported against migrants waiting in MexicoThousands of migrants waiting in Mexico for processing of their U.S. asylum requests have been violently attacked since President Biden took office in January, said a Human Rights First report. It listed over 6,000 attacks, based on interviews, migrant surveys, media reports and data from lawyers…
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The Guardian: Immigrants pay high bail bondsThe cost of bail bonds for immigrants is too high for many people. Bond amounts increased significantly under the Trump administration, and research shows they have remained high during the Biden administration.
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CBS: Afghan resettlements in the U.S.The rapid Taliban conquest of Afghanistan and the frantic evacuations have sparked conversation about U.S. efforts to resettle Afghans who aided U.S. forces. Plans to airlift and relocate Afghan allies face serious logistic and political challenges.
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Catholic Philadelphia/CNS: Supreme Court orders restoring ‘Remain in Mexico’ policyThe Supreme Court said the Biden administration must restore the “Remain in Mexico” policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for adjudication of their cases. The decision “will deepen human suffering and continue to erode U.S. laws and values at the U.S.-Mexico border,” said Anna…
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18-Month Designation of TPS for Haiti Published Last Updated August 3, 2021 Topics Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure Key information: Haiti Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, was newly designated for 18 months, from Aug. 3, 2021, through Feb. 3, 2023. All Haitians (whether newly eligible for TPS or a previous TPS holder) must newly apply…
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An advance copy was made available of a DHS notice of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension and redesignation of Somalia for 18 months, from September 18, 2021, through March 17, 2023. An advance copy was also made available of a DHS notice suspending certain regulatory requirements for F-1 nonimmigrant students whose country of citizenship is Somalia (regardless of country…
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In a long-anticipated decision, a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas ruled on Friday that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, is unlawful under its current terms. The court granted Texas’ request for a permanent injunction and vacated the 2012 Memorandum that created DACA. The permanent injunction order may be found here. Current DACA recipients retain their…
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